Stop The Presses Closing Ceremony

Narrator: Stop those presses.Some of the stories we've been hearing for years aren't quite right.Did you know…?1 - An apple did not fall on Newton's head, he saw one fall from the corner of his eye.2 - In old England, coins were saved in "pygg" banks which were dishes or jars made from a clay called "pygg".In 1600, a potter started the craze of making them into pig shapes.3 - French fries are really from Belgium.4 - Walt Disney started drawing characters with three fingers to save time.5 - Napoleon started the tradition of buttons on uniforms so soldiers would not wipe their noses on the coat sleeves.6 - The 4 and 20 black birds baked in a pie was actually a huge pie crust with 24 African musicians hiding inside to surprise a King Charles VII of France in the 1400's.7 - Mice might eat cheese, but they like peanut butter and fly stuffed celery better.8 - Elephants are not afraid of mice, which they can't even see or smell.9 - Antidisestablishmentarianism is not the longest word, it is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.10 - Ostriches don't bury their heads in the sand.They eat rocks to help their digestion.11 - The British arrested and took Paul Revere's horse before he finished his ride.He had to walk home.12 - Camels store fat not water in their humps.Narrator - So stop those presses, we need to make a few changes.